Storing device for guns with pivot-mount.



0. KNOGEI..y sToRING DEVICE Fon GUNS WITH IIvo'r MOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED 113.13, 1913.

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lwhich the following is e i H.on relates to a urther develfthef. arrangement :for guns `with fdescf'ribed inthe ce-pending ap- .@n.NcxsQt/ioens.October 6.

In V1 -,he accompanying drawing one emfbodinient ofthe' invention is illustrated, and

e side view, partly in .'Seetieeof thdsviei as applied 't0 a Sub- `marineA boat', oifvhicha portion 'is shown;

Fig. 2a cross section along line 2 2 of Fig.

. :1s'e`en 'from theri' ht', and Fig 3 a top plan vievpartly tion'oig, i. ""Tlie'ino t prises' a pedestal A and a 'I'forlied: p Wlliiyclfi isV constructed "to' 're- "volve'rouiiditlie'iaxis of the pivot b1, see

Fig. 2 seatd'inftlie pedestal Thecradle g posit-ign. The-projection .o Senna-ced tended asastoringplace for the gun mount..

' breech' cfthe gunH C, so thatl 'the gun with 40 the cradle D may be brought into a position relative trltliepedestal A,sho.wn in Fig. i

with dot and dash lines, Where'A the breech end of the gun abuts against thep'ede'stal.'

. At the foot a1 of thepedestal' irare situated two sector shaped arms K", see Figs. 1

and 2, and the Walls 701, see Fig. l, of these arms are curved concentric with the shaft F. To the free endv of each arm K is .con-

nected a spring accumulator N by means of ropes M, which accumulators are inclosed in cylinders N1. vThe cylinders N1 are securedto the Wall of therecess H. Each of the springl accumulators N abut at one end against the head n3 of theipiston 'rod n2 connected with the ropeM and at the other eppiiatibii am rebmary i3, reis.. serial metales.

Aing of the gun mount.

i Tf specimen @natuursteen Feb;

end againstthegcab n? vvhich is screvvedintc the cylinder N1. It has. beensoerranged .that the springs N `Will .be compressedwhen theyfgun mount is laid Adown fromgits ring position in thel recess H. Thero'pesbii will thereby engagein grooveswhich are cnt'fin the Walls k1 of the arms v f `l The foot' a) of; the pedestal is provideflj With-a pair of abutment pieces a2', see Q Whichfengage from below withv abutment pieces'.g'f'seefFigs` 2 and 3,.,Whichl ."Meflsieal cured to 'theproje'ction G, Whenthe gunde n in firing position. Sliding bolts P are more?- over mounted. to yslide in -the foot). a1 of the pedestal, Whichsliding boltsareuprovi'ded We with a beveled surface p1, see Fig.` 2,v theuse of which will be' explained later:V on; `and which are constructed to engageI above the abutment pieces'gl actuated b'ysprings p2, when the gun is in .its tiring position.. ',Each, of the sliding bolts P is bymeans of itsbo'dy, portion pf anda link p3, seeviFig. 3, connectI ed with a hand. lever R mounted in bearings in the foot al; by turning 'the hand lever inthe direction of the arrow L3-see Fig. 31, both @t3 sliding bolts will be brought out of engagen lment with theabutment pieces g1.

The gun andv the mount are secured againsttipping over'when in ringposition by the abutment pieces@2 bearing from-be @5 iov: andthe bolts P from above, against the abutnients 'If/1. The springsN are then corn- Dre'ssed only up to'theirv initial'comprcssion. When the boat is'going to diveor when the-,gun is lout of use during surface runik 9@ ning of theboathe shoulder 'piece Ehas ,first to be removed; thereupon after thegu. has been elevated' With'i'ts muzzleunward, anfibi-ought into a vertical direction, the` sliding' bolts Pare""mfou'ght` outof engage: the mentgwitli .the 'abutment' pieces 'g1 by turin fing thehand lever" E. The fgun mount may 'then be laid downin the recess 4H," whereinl `li'willtakethe-position 'shown in dot and" d'ash'li'nesin Fig. '1. "En the'frecess them@ gun mount will be secured by means of a lashing device ofV any Well known kind. The springs N V will then be highly compressed by means of the arms K and ropes M and the piston rod n2 during the lower- 105* The recess H will finally be co've1ed by a hood,'which latter hasnot been shown in the drawing. l

`When the gun mount is Vto be set up in firingposition the lashing device is loosened u@ aIid-the-gunmount` raised sl ightly if necessaryfv '.Th'e springs" Nwillzthen expand and:

.ofthefabutment pieces g3.' Asa consequence vaction ott the springs p? land out' of the path 10 oitpthe'abutment [piece g1, but will again engage both'A these abutment pieces as soon as the.gun'-mounthas reached its firing posi-- tiongfuringthese .operationslthe hand leverRis'wings-back and forth.

I Qlzim-V 3 1. The' .combination of the gun platform with: a piyotmo'unt having a pivot column Vand a' pivot.V `forkbearing the gun barrel and: adapted-to turn relatively to the pivotv zoeolulnn aboutBGO", a joint on the foot of' the pivot column connecting the pivot col umn to the'platfo'rmin'such a manner that the -gunjmount'can be put down in a storing position,"andme ans to hold said pivot 'col- 25, umn-in the-firing position, said means comprisingengaging and disengaging-A locking dev icesand immovable abutments on vthe lgfoot.'fof ,tl1epivot column and on the gun ,4 platform', said joint and said means -ttor ltion-ornfiing together a broad base' for the mount. Y

Theeombinaun 'ofthe ,gun platform j f. with -a pivotlmount having a 'piv-otcolumn 'l'and-apivot forkbearing'the gun barrel andadapted-to turn relatively to the pivot column abdut36O?1, a 'joint onf the foot of the pivot column connecting the pivot column to the platform'infsuch' a .manner thatv the gun-A 40 mount-` can be put down in a storing position,

auf accumulator-connected to the pivot col'- uni'-and said platform whereby said gun mount.. ea'n be raised from storing position toFi'ring` position, and means to hold said 4'4:5' pvot column' in the liring' position, said rmeans' comprising engaging and disengagxinglocking devicesV and immovable abutf -cally with the axis vices being adapted to lock-the pivot mount automatically [after the accumulator has A raised the pivot mount in the firing position. i

3. Al storing device-'for a gun with pivot mounua' base' forsaid mount and a Vrecess v A for receiving the' gun mount in said base, .the slidlngybolts jwill `push back againstthe saidgmount being journaled to swing in a .Vertical planeonv said base, and an accumui. lator connected to said vmount 'whereby said gun mount can -be raised from storing positiontoirmg positlon, and means forl lockling -themount 1n firing posltion, sald .means comprising abutment pieces on said base, and other abutment pieces on said mount adapted to engage said'lirst abutment pieces from vbelow, and spring actuated sliding bolts. in theI mountA constructed-to 'engage both of said first named abutment pieces for securely holding said gun and mount in the firing position.-

4. A storing'device'for a gun with pivot Vertical 'plane on said by said gun mount can ing position into firing position, and means.

mount, a base for said mount and `a recess .foireceiving the gun mount-1n sald-base, saidmount belng Journaled to swing 1n a base, and' a spring 'accumulator connected to said mount wherebe raised from storfo'r locking. the mount in the firing position, said means comprising' abutment pieces on said base, and other abutment pieces on said mount 'adapted to engage said rst abutment pieces from below, and spring actuated sliding bolts in the mount constructed to engage both ofsaid rst named abutment pieces for securely holding said gun and mount 1n the firing position; downwardly extending arms from said mount, and a piston adapted to compress .the spring in each accumulator, connecting ropes-between said arms and said pistons; saidarms being curved concentriof mount.

the journal for the vThe foregoing specicationsigned at Barmen, Germany, this 31st day of January,

OSCAR ALBERT .Numa

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